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Kaffir Boy, Chapter 21-24 Notes
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21-24 Quiz; Question 1 • Johannes finds his mother with “…her face swollen
and bruised and her eyes puffed up to the point where she could scarcely see” (131)
• His father does not want him to attend school and is upset that his wife would enroll Johannes
• Why is he so upset that his son would attend school? “He refused to go to school
because his father led him to believe that an education was a tool through which white people were going to take things away from him” (133)
Chapter 21 Notes (in notebook) • Johannes is reluctant to go to school • He wanted his freedom as a young man, his time in
the gang and he was fearful from rumors he heard about school
• When he sees his mother ruthlessly beaten, Johannes sees this as something that forces him to go to school (130)
• His mother tells him “I want you to have a future, child” (133)
Who holds the power in this chapter? How do you know?
21-24 Quiz; Question 2 • Miss Mphephu struggled with teaching so many
students and “…begged for attention, but no one gave it to her” (138)
• Miss Mphephu was only 16 and screamed a lot to get control – she would also become hostile when she was upset with the students (138)
• “An older woman with children of her own replaced her – she too whipped us, she didn’t do so with the unchecked brutality of the young girl” (140)
Chapter 22 Notes (in notebook) • Johannes begins school and has to listen to all of
the rules of Bovet Community School • Students are tightly packed into the courtyard, and
people are fainting due to the heat (136) • Miss Mphephu attempts to teach, but does more
yelling than anything else • Johannes is frustrated with the yelling and
screaming, and he no longer wants to return to school
Who holds the power in this chapter? How do you know?
21-24 Quiz; Question 3 • Johannes is getting punished regularly • He has not paid his fees, he is not
prepared for class, he is not groomed (140)
• He was on the “noisemaker list” (140) • He was often times too tired to function
and would not participate in choir/drill practice (140)
Chapter 23 Notes (in notebook) • Despite being beaten, Johannes stays in school • He has a new teacher who is fair and disciplined • He begins to make friends who came from rich
homes and would loan him money • A nutrition program starts, for 4 pennies he
could eat a peanut butter sandwich and milk every day
• As Johannes learns more, he is more interested to know more
• Johannes makes it to the top of his class Who holds the power in this chapter?
How do you know?
21-24 Quiz; Question 4 • Johannes enters the boxing ring with
another boy and gets beaten up • The coach offers him a chance to come
back to train, but Johannes is realizing boxing isn’t for him (155)
• Symbolic of Johannes choosing school and education over brawn and fight (his gang)